In an effort to protect kids, the UK government is considering banning social media for those under 16.
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Meta has introduced a new feature on Instagram that allows users to reset their recommendations, giving them more control over their content experience.
Your Story Highlights on Instagram may soon have a dedicated tab of their own within your profile tabs.
Instagram is bringing more powers of AI to its platform, as a new AI-powered profile photo generation feature is under development.
WhatsApp is testing a new interactive sticker that will let users create interactive challenges within Status updates.
Instagram has announced new features to sort and filter DMs for creators who receive a lot of messages.
Instagram is testing a new AI-powered feature called 'Expand your image' that can intelligently expand photos to fit the platform's preferred aspect ratio.
Users who run these accounts have found that they have been suspended on Instagram and Threads today.
Meta is combating fraud ads that exploit celebrity images and mislead users into clicking on links that might lead to scams by bringing back facial recognition technology on its platforms.
Like a song on Instagram? You can now add it to your Spotify library with just a simple tap without leaving the app.
Meta's latest layoffs impact employees from WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, while the company is trying to reorganize itself and become a leaner org.
Meta has announced a new update to the profile card for Instagram that lets you add bios, profile photos, songs, occupations, and more.
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has rejected Meta's request to dismiss lawsuits that allege its role in harming the mental health of teenagers.
Meta is partnering up with banks in the United Kingdom to combat fraudulent activities on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp with the help of the FIRE program.
The Irish Data Protection Commission fined Meta €91 million for storing passwords in plain text that were accessible to thousands of Meta employees.
Parents will now have enhanced oversight over their children's Instagram usage, including messaging limits and content restrictions through new Teen Accounts.
Meta is rolling out a new software update for the Ray-Ban smart glasses that lets you upload stories to Facebook hands-free.
Instagram is rolling out a new feature to its app that lets you leave a comment on someone's story, only if both you and the Story poster are following each other.
A global expert panel has picked two new cases from Facebook and Instagram to explore whether Meta's handling of public discussion on the sensitive topic of gender identity can be improved.
Instagram is testing a new feature that will allow users to share in real-time what they are listening to on Spotify, which will be shown in an automatically created note.
After testing the feature over the past few months, Instagram now lets you add music to your profile, allowing users to highlight their music taste to profile visitors.
After testing the cross-posting feature for months, Meta is officially rolling out the option wherever Threads is available, allowing users to cross-post from Instagram and Facebook to Threads.
Meta-owned platforms have reportedly shown hundreds of ads for illicit drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy to users. The US lawmakers are now demanding answers from CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Meta and Universal Music Group have expanded their partnership to allow UMG artists and songwriters to earn money and promote their music across various Meta platforms, including Facebook & Instagram.
Instagram is upping the number and is rolling out a new feature that lets its users share up to 20 photos and videos in a single post, which was previously limited to 10 items on a single carousel.
Meta's Oversight Board identified several weaknesses in rules and processes that pose a risk of unnecessary harm to users, especially women, who are victims of non-consensual explicit deepfakes.
Meta AI is now available in more countries and languages, and offers new features like "Imagine Me" for creating personalized images, as well as enhanced photo editing capabilities.
The EU's Consumer Protection Cooperation Network has asked Meta to send over a proposal for possible changes to its current "pay or content" mode for Facebook and Instagram by September 1.
A new sticker for Instagram might be on the way. The Meta-owned company was spotted working on a WhatsApp sticker for its platform, according to a screenshot shared on social media.
Meta-owned social media platform Instagram is readying a new feature to interact with Stories. It's reported that Instagram is working on a "Super Like" option people can use to appreciate content.
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Meta says the candidates are subject to the same rules as regular users. It's a blatant lie
Meta is failing its users by not fact-checking Trump and other political figures. It does so under the false argument of free speech and self-imposed reach limitations that it can easily lift.
A Samsung moderator has revealed that the company is working on adding a dedicated Instagram Super HDR on/off toggle for the Galaxy S24 series, to view the Instagram feeds in a new way.
Instagram is now working on a new feature that will soon let you cross-post Instagram Stories to WhatsApp. Cross-posting is currently available on Facebook, but the feature could expand to WhatsApp.
Instagram is working on a feature called Folder Management to organize your chats in its app. The unreleased feature will put messages in different folders that you can rename and re-order.
Instagram is reportedly testing unskippable ads on its platform. Multiple users have reported seeing a feature called "Ad break" that runs advertisements of about three to five seconds in length.
A future update to Instagram might let you create personalized chat themes using AI. It's also reported that the social media giant is working on the ability to give users early access to features.
Meta might let you share content from Instagram to Threads in a future update. The company is testing a cross-posting feature globally, which can automatically create a Threads post.
Instagram has launched a set of four new stickers, namely, Add Yours Music, Frames, Reveal, and Cutouts. These are interactive stickers you can share in your story, prompting inputs from other users.
Inaccurate enforcement by social media platforms and unequal investment in global election integrity efforts are a threat to election processes around the globe, Meta's Oversight Board warns.
The latest photo-sharing social media app from TikTok, TikTok Notes, is currently rolling out to Android and iOS in select regions and users can use their TikTok accounts to sign up for Notes.
